Fourth position is up for grabs as Adelaide Blue Eagles hosts Adelaide Comets in Round 20 of the PlayStation 4 National Premier League South Australia at Marden Sports Complex on Saturday.

Adelaide Blue Eagles, 30 points, fell to fifth place last weekend on the back of a 2-1 loss to leaders Adelaide City, despite a goal from Mattia Perrotti.

Winger Fortunato Filletti believes the result did not reflect Blue Eagles performance at Adelaide City Park.

“I thought we were a bit unlucky. They are a good team, but we were playing well. We just conceded at the wrong times,” he said.

“We played well during the game, we kept the ball and created chances.

“Unfortunately, they just got the goals and we didn’t put our chances away.”

The loss against the Black and Whites was Blue Eagles’ second in the past five matches. However, they need just one more victory to look ahead to finals action for yet another season.

Filletti – two goals in 2016 – is aware the clash against Comets will be a tough bump on the road to the top six campaign.

“We are in good form. That is how you want to be approaching the finals. We want to continue in this fashion.

“I think we need to be improving our defensive structure. We are missing a few players at the back and need to strengthen up as a team a bit more.

“The game against Comets will be a tough one. They are a good team. We will need to come out well to get the points.”

Adelaide Comets defeated Adelaide United last weekend, a 2-1 result sealed thanks to goals from Andreas Wiens and Christopher Pepe. The win allowed Comets to leapfrog Blue Eagles by two points.

Coach Theo Tsiounis says it was an important result.

“It was good to get the points in difficult conditions,” he stated.

“It was sloppy at times because of the rain, while both teams were desperate for points. Adelaide United were out to save themselves from relegation, while we were also looking for a win ahead of the finals.

“It was very important and we spoke about that going in. There’s very little between the sides on the table. We bounced back after a disappointing game against Campbelltown [City] the week before.”

Comets are all but assured a spot in the top six series, having last reached the finals in 2014.

Westfield FFA Cup SA Qualifying finalists, the Mile End club needs just one more win to plan for another crack at the championship.

“We want to carry form into the finals,” the coach said.

“We are looking to lift the intensity at training to help that. We are getting players back from injury and while we are still far from full strength, we are on the right track.

“Blue Eagles are a quality side, they have key players who can win games by themselves. We must be wary and come prepared, and do our best to get the points.”

Last Modified on 29/07/2016 15:54

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